Kanji
Readingほう
Frequency53%
Used in (521 in total)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
had better ...; had better not ...
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
behind; in the rear; in back
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
both; both sides; both parties
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
both parties; both sides
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
form; method; system; formula
had better do so
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
plan; policy
the opposite direction; the other way
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
every direction
lower region; lower part; region below
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
dialect; provincialism
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
had better; is advisable
I; we; our part
every quarter; all sides
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
bearing; heading; point of the compass
logistical support; combat service support
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
way of solving (a problem); solution
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
square formation (of troops); magic square
sense of orientation; sense of direction
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
upper part; upper region; region above
our side; we
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
left side
every direction
square (e.g. metre)
district court; local court
right side; style of Japanese court music
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid
to point to a direction
how to use (something); usage instructions; directions (for usage); use; usage
user guide; how to operate; operation procedures
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
means; method; art; magic
square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
two-way; bidirectional; interactive
treatment strategy; method of treatment; therapeutic approach
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
many-sided; multifarious; versatility
way; destination; reason
square metre; square meter
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
production system; production method; manufacturing system
longitudinal direction; vertical direction; portrait orientation
how to use; method for using; way of using
research methods; method of study (research)
this one; this way; this method
lateral; sideways; (from) side to side
applications; uses; how to operate; operation procedures
to agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy
upward adjustment; upward revision
the end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie
local authority; local government; locality; local self-governing body; municipality
ehōmaki; uncut sushi roll eaten during setsubun
local newspaper
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
Kyushu region (sometimes incl. the Nansei Islands)
Western Church; Western Christianity
convalescence
favourable direction; favorable direction; lucky direction
Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
local (governmental) autonomy
way; means
Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)
broad policy; overriding principle
square kilometer; square kilometre
downward adjustment; downward revision
local government employee; local civil servant
storage method (e.g. for food); storage instructions
regular square mesh pattern; square lattice; grid
guidelines; guiding principle; dictates
this side; in the forefront
local public body; local government
a square sun (i.e. approx 9sq. cm.); one's mind; space occupied by one's heart
Tokai region of Honshu (incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures)
local broadcast station
squares and circles; square and round shapes
directing; orienting; orientating; guiding; aligning
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
procedural; methodical
local color; local colour
Kansai region (center-west area of Japan comprising Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures)
graph paper; section paper
marketing system; sales method; sales plan
two directions; both directions; two-way; bidirectional
feces; excrement; number two
prescription drug
present time; now; nowadays
examination method; method of investigation; search procedure
end; limit; limits
San-in region of western Honshu (incl. Tottori, Shimane, northern Yamaguchi and sometimes northern Hyogo and Kyoto prefectures)
Arctic region; north polar region
to direct; to guide; to orient; to orientate; to align
Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise)
inside; your wife
geographical name; local name
decentralization of power; decentralisation of power
selection process; judging system
District Public Prosecutor's Office
person from the provinces; person living outside major metropolitan areas
Prayer to the Four Quarters (Japanese imperial New Year's ceremony)
Shikoku region (incl. Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime and Kochi prefectures)
new method; new system
upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching); convenience; suitability; availability
directional button; button with arrow(s) (on keypad, game controller, etc.)
not having a plan; aimlessness; having no definite plan
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid
method of ordering; procedures for ordering
local tax; council tax
countryside revitalisation (revitalization)
just-in-time inventory management; JIT
municipal bond; local bond
direction indicator; traffic indicator; turn signal
test procedure; testing methodology
bidirectionality; interactivity
a square ri
yoko-shiho-gatame (judo hold in which the opponent's shoulders and hips are pinned)
plan; device; scheme; thoughts or suggestions about a law
secret method; secret recipe; (prescription for a) secret medicine
transmission method; communication system
tax allocated to local governments
local government finance
Kōshin'etsu region (including Yamanashi, Nagano and Niigata prefectures); Koshinetsu
New Year's visit to a shrine or temple which lies in a favorable (favourable) or lucky direction
(political) policy position; line of policy; party line
prescription
local history
administrative policy
if you need; if it is necessary
square centimeter; square centimetre
local election; regional elections
magnetic bearing
to improve; to get better; to convalesce
tate-shiho-gatame (judo); vertical four-quarter hold
(Japanese) omnidirectional foreign policy
Local Autonomy Law (1947)
healing method
national rural police (1947-1954)
Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai Earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake
old method
longer direction; longitudinal direction
local rule; house rule
traditional Japanese medicine
Japanese Pharmacopeia
God of directions (generic terms referring to many different Gods)
flat-topped burial mound
mainland dialects (of Japanese, as opposed to the Ryukyu languages)
burial mound with square flat base and round top
square millimeter; square millimetre
prefectural constituency
San-you region of western Honshu (incl. Okayama, Hiroshima, southern Yamaguchi and sometimes western Hyogo prefectures)
wise and virtuous; good and able men
higher-degree equation; equation of higher degree; higher equation
dialect continuum; dialect chain
line writing direction
square-shaped collar (of some traditional Japanese clothing)
(at) our expense; (on) our risk
cikitsavidya (the ancient Indian study of medicine)
municipally operated horse racing
three shop system; system employed by pachinko parlours of using separate shops to exchange prizes for cash as a way of circumventing gambling laws
Local Government Finance Act
hypercomplex equation; plural equation
new dialect; new regional dialect
sociolect; social dialect
dialectal kanji; kanji only used in a specific region
Okinawan (language); Okinawan dialect
eastward expansion; eastward enlargement
provincial tournament, held outside Tokyo
regional administrator; local government official
local administrative organ; local government
local economy; local financial affairs
geographic race
kanji "direction" radical at left (radical 70)
square drill; regular pyramid
backward compatible; downward compatible
backward compatibility; downward compatibility
Antarctic region; south polar region
rhombus; rhomb; diamond (geometrical shape)
Tetragonocalamus quadrangularis (type of bamboo); Chimonobambusa quadrangularis
Edo-period school of Chinese medicine based on pre-Jin and Yuan teachings
production committee system (joint financing for a work, e.g. anime, film, game)
orthorhombic crystal system
dialectal pronunciation
document containing instructions; prescription
pyramidal roof; polygonal roof
you (referring to one's inferior)
extraction of roots; evolution
number of dialectal versions of a word
right-hand match; ends-with match; backward match; matching a sub-string with the end of a field
seven disguises of the ninja
dialects of Japanese spoken in Western Tottori prefecture and Eastern Shimane prefecture
Hichiku dialect (western Kyushu)
Eastern Catholic Churches; Uniate Churches; Eastern-rite Catholic Churches
Edo-period school of Chinese medicine based on post-Jin and Yuan teachings
longitudinal direction
gradualist approach; build-up approach; buildup approach
system of preparing school meals on-site
fractional anisotropy; FA
character writing direction
anisotropic
Japanese-Brazilian implementation of ISDB (digital television and radio standard)
television system
yardstick regulation (price regulation scheme)
perpendicular direction; lengthwise direction
error handling mechanism; error-handling mechanism
quadrate bone
local card game (esp. hanafuda)
compound drug
brace (in construction); angle brace
type of bamboo
Telecommunication Access Method
unfair business practice; unfair business practices
backward reasoning (AI)
frame synchronous communication
wooden plane with a convex base curved both along the direction of cutting and across the blade
style of gagaku based on Tang-era Chinese music and ancient Indian song and dance
right hand edge
forward voltage drop (e.g. in a semiconductor)
interactive program; interactive programme
drug included in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia
regional wholesale market; local wholesale market
both labor and management; both the workers and the employers
compass bearing
forward voltage (e.g. of a semiconductor)
old Japanese court music from the Nara period
orthorhombic crystal system
multiple access methods (FDMA, TDMA, CDMA)
style of gagaku based on Tang-era Chinese music and ancient Indian song and dance
tetragonal crystal system
installment plan; instalment plan
round peg in a square hole
sorcerer (in ancient China); (hermit) wizard
regional administrator; local government official
magical art (esp. related to medicine)